cement

Example Sentences

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And in the meantime, he can focus on his game without the pressure of needing to cement his place in the league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In California’s 2018 governor’s race, Trump’s endorsement of Republican businessman John Cox helped cement him as the GOP frontrunner and led to his second place finish in the primary election.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

"Not only were oysters harvested for food from the earliest days of colonization, but the reefs themselves were dredged and the shells crushed and burned to make lime for cement and mortar," she says.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

It will also, of course, cement Musk, who is already worth some $817 billion, as history’s first-ever trillionaire.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

You have to imagine a room that’s just a cement cube—nothing beautiful in it.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri